1898 Washington & Jefferson football team

The 1898 Washington & Jefferson football team was an independent American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College during the 1898 college football season. Led by William D. Inglis in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–2.

1898 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainTheurer
Home stadiumCollege Park
1898 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard   –  11 –0 –0
Drexel   –  7 –0 –0
Princeton   –  11 –0 –1
Penn   –  12 –1 –0
Buffalo   –  8 –1 –0
Cornell   –  10 –2 –0
Swarthmore   –  9 –2 –0
Washington & Jefferson   –  9 –2 –0
Yale   –  9 –2 –0
Dickinson   –  8 –2 –0
Syracuse   –  8 –2 –1
Wesleyan   –  7 –3 –0
Western Penn.   –  5 –2 –1
Brown   –  6 –4 –0
Carlisle   –  6 –4 –0
Penn State   –  6 –4 –0
Pittsburgh College   –  6 –4 –1
Army   –  3 –2 –1
Vermont   –  3 –2 –1
Holy Cross   –  5 –4 –1
Bucknell   –  4 –4 –3
Fordham   –  1 –1 –2
Frankin & Marshall   –  4 –4 –2
New Hampshire   –  4 –4 –0
Amherst   –  4 –5 –1
Villanova   –  2 –4 –1
Lehigh   –  3 –6 –1
Boston College   –  2 –5 –1
Colgate   –  2 –5 –1
Temple   –  2 –5 –0
Lafayette   –  3 –8 –0
NYU   –  1 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  1 –6 –1
Tufts   –  1 –9 –0
Geneva   –  0 –6 –1

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Marietta
W 24–02,500[1]
October 1Westminster (PA)
W 34–0500[2]
October 5vs. Lafayette
W 16–02,500[3]
October 8at Jefferson Athletic AssociationCanonsburg, PAW 29–0400[4][5]
October 153:20 p.m.Ohio MedicalWashington, PAW forfeit500–600[6][7]
October 19Jefferson Athletic AssociationWashington, PAW 46–0[8]
October 30at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 11–02,500[9][10]
November 9Allegheny
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 68–0[11]
November 123:45 p.m.at Western Reserve
W 8–61,200[12]
November 19Penn StateWashington, PAL 6–111,200[13]
November 24at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–11[14]

References
  1. "Opened With A Rush". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 25, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "W. & J.'s Walkover". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Lafayette No Match For Frisky W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "W. & J. Keeps On Winning". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "W. & J.'s At Canonsburg". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Ohio Meds Forfeit To W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Forfeited to W. & J.'s". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Sports And Sporting Items". Altoona Mirror. Altoona, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "P. A. C.'s Plucky Team Lost A Pretty Game". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Defeated With Honor". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 30. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Allegheny College Defeated". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Scored Against W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "A Defeat For W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "W. & J. Whitewashed". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1898. p. 13. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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